Saidul Kabir, an official of Bangladesh Railway’s Dhaka division, said train operations from Dhaka to other parts of the country were suspended after the derailment. Firdous Ahmed, officer-in-charge (OC) of Dhaka Railway Police Station, said that on information, a police team went to the spot. Three to four people have suffered minor injuries in the […]
Sheikh Hasina had earlier on December 28 inaugurated the 11.73 km stretch of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-6 of the metro rail project by unveiling its plaque at Diyabari in the city. The government will build MRT Line-1 with both underground and elevated facilities from the airport to Kamlapur and from Purbachal to Natun Bazar […]
Eight consultant agencies from Japan, France, India and Bangladesh were appointed last October for the construction of the Line-1 project, the main work of which is likely to begin next June. The northern route of Metro Rail Line-5 will include the Hemayatpur-Watara route via Mirpur 10 and Gulshan, while the southern route of Line-5 will […]
Kamlapur is the largest and busiest railway station in Bangladesh and at least 115,000 passengers use the facilities to travel every day. Just steps outside the station, one of Dhaka’s busiest coach terminals is also being used by thousands of commuters every day. Now, as the government’s multi-billion dollar communication projects of Mass Rapid Transit […]
